captainbob Posted April 23, 2013 Share #1 Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Well here we go again. As I said in my last build, the Admiral saw a picture of a yawl and said, “Why don’t you make a model of that for me”. I don’t know about you but I find it very difficult to say no to the Admiral. What boat is it? I searched the web and I asked around, the wooden boat forum suggested that it might be the Malabar Jr. Malabar Jr. The Malabar Jr. was designed by John Alden in 1924. There are many variations, originally a sloop with Marconi sails it was also built as a gaff sloop and as a yawl, both Marconi and gaff. The cabin was also changed, most had square forward corners but some had rounded corners like in the painting. I was not able to find a picture of it as a gaff yawl, but the gaff sails would move the center of sail aft and it would require a longer bow sprit to move the jib forward to balance the sails. So that agreed with the painting. The only problem left was the shape of the bow. In the painting the stem is more perpendicular where it meets the deck. Then the word came from the Admiral. ”The painter probably took artistic license in painting the picture so why don’t you take modeling license?” So unless someone out there can tell me what this yawl is, I plan to build the Malabar Jr. with a Cap’n’Bob bow. Bob Edited September 8, 2013 by Cap'n'Bob Auvergne and JerseyCity Frankie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 23, 2013 Share #2 Posted April 23, 2013 Go for it! There are variants in just about everything. Who's to say you're right or wrong? Auvergne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted April 24, 2013 Share #3 Posted April 24, 2013 Ooooooh that looks nice Bob, I will be following along with this one too. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted April 24, 2013 Thanks, Mark, then it’s a go. Michael, at 1:48 the deck is 7.5 inches, I wish I had the room to make it larger like your cutter, I think it would look good on the water. But then, being small it will be on a shelf where the Admiral can see it. After all it is for her. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted April 24, 2013 Share #5 Posted April 24, 2013 I agree with Mark - y'all need to build this yawl! The Admiral has spoken, you have a very good correlation in that set of plans - have a blast! If this turns out at all as great as the Spray it will be worth watching from here in the cheap seats! Auvergne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnharv2 Posted April 25, 2013 Share #6 Posted April 25, 2013 Bob, That looks like lots of fun! I wish I had time to build some of these models. It looks like a Malabar Jr to me too. There are plans for it in "Fifty Wooden Boats: A Catalog of Building Plans, Vol.1" The same book has plans for Alden's Malabar 2 Schooner (42'). That's another one I'd like to build one day. Thanks! I'm going to enjoy this build! Harvey Auvergne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Børge Posted April 25, 2013 Share #7 Posted April 25, 2013 Hi Bob That is a pretty boat, this will be interesting to follow. Børge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted April 25, 2013 ,y'all need to build this yawl! Wayne, that's what she said too. But she's not from the south. Harvey, I'm wanting to build a schooner also one of these days. Always too many boats and not enough time. Børge, Pull up a chair. I'm drawing plans now and should be making sawdust soon. Bob Auvergne, Børge and trippwj 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted April 25, 2013 Share #9 Posted April 25, 2013 Just catching up, Bob. That's one very pretty yacht and will make a fine model! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted April 26, 2013 John, Glad to know you're watching. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 9, 2013 Share #11 Posted May 9, 2013 Cap'n'Bob, That looks like a promising adventure! She has some lovely lines and as Wayne wrote: "The admiral has spoken" A very thorough argument. You should explain me some time what the 'south' has to do with the admirals remark ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted May 9, 2013 Carl, " y'all need to build this yawl! " " Y'all " is a word usually heard in the southern states. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 9, 2013 Share #13 Posted May 9, 2013 Thanx Bob. Should have known ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted May 11, 2013 Share #14 Posted May 11, 2013 Y'all is in the singular and all y'all is plural Cheers all y'all, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted May 11, 2013 Y'all seem to know what y'all is talking about, Y'all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 12, 2013 Share #16 Posted May 12, 2013 hey there Bob.....cute little vessel your about to build. I took a look around......have you seen this: MALABAR JR. perhaps you could contact this guy........maybe save you a bit of work with some plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share #17 Posted May 12, 2013 Popeye, Thanks for the site. I missed that when I was searching. I may have to contact him but a lot of the fun I have in scratch building is doing the design work. That’s the engineer in me. Give me a picture and maybe the lines of a boat. That’s where I like to start. Sometimes I only have pictures, then it really gets to be fun. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 13, 2013 Share #18 Posted May 13, 2013 I'll be watching for the start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share #19 Posted May 21, 2013 I want to thank you all for your patience, but I decided I hadn't finished the dory build and unlike some I can't do two at a time. Go see the dory at: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1067-grand-banks-dory-by-capnbob-132/page-5#entry57310 Bob Cap'n Rat Fink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 22, 2013 Share #20 Posted May 22, 2013 I saw it, my friend........now with your mind clear....you can continue. I'll look forward in seeing this build come alive....well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted May 23, 2013 Share #21 Posted May 23, 2013 Hello Bob, I pulled up a chair next to Wayne in the cheap seats and will quietly follow along. Enjoy, good luck and happy modeling with this build. Take care, Anja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share #22 Posted May 24, 2013 Hi, Anja, You're very welcome here on the darkside. But come on up to the front row. You don't need to sit in the cheap seats. Bob trippwj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share #23 Posted May 24, 2013 Well I was starting to work on the lines and the admiral, looking over my shoulder, said, "Seven and a half inches? That's kind of small. Can't you make it a little bigger?" So I'm changing the scale from 1:48 to 1:32, that will make it 11.25 inches. Now to start over. Glad I hadn't cut wood yet. Bob Anja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 25, 2013 Share #24 Posted May 25, 2013 You could have used the wood. Hard to find 30 foot planks, and if you do they'll be rather expensive You'll make a plank on frame/bulkhead or a solid hull? 11.25" isn't that big for POF/POB. P.s. Haven't found a solution to the IE10 problem, but haven't given up either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share #25 Posted May 26, 2013 Carl, I haven’t decided how I will build the yawl. The Dragon (11”) was half bulkhead half frame, the Cat boat (9”) and the Spray (9.5”) were both plank on plug and then frames added. Thanks for the comment about E10. I was beginning to wonder. Can I go back to E9? Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share #26 Posted May 26, 2013 Well I was starting to work on the lines and the admiral, looking over my shoulder, said, "Seven and a half inches? That's kind of small. Can't you make it a little bigger?" So I'm changing the scale from 1:48 to 1:32, that will make it 11.25 inches. Now to start over. Glad I hadn't cut wood yet. Bob So I made a profile drawing, at 11.25", and held it up alongside the smaller, at 7.5", and said, "Which one do you want?" She picked the smaller one. Don't you just love 'em? Bob capnharv2, Sven and trippwj 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted May 26, 2013 Share #27 Posted May 26, 2013 But just think of the drawing practice you've had, Bob. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share #28 Posted May 27, 2013 Thanks John, I knew there was something good there. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted May 27, 2013 Share #29 Posted May 27, 2013 The Dragon (11”) was half bulkhead half frame, the Cat boat (9”) and the Spray (9.5”) were both plank on plug and then frames added. Hello Bob, A question if I may. What is 'plank on plug'? Take care, Anja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 28, 2013 Share #30 Posted May 28, 2013 you gotta love 'em Bob........now take her out and buy some nice picture frames. can't wait to see the start of this build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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